Resources For Entrepreneurs
MaRS Market Intelligence Startup Library
Startup Library is a guide to the best of the Web for online and mobile startups. It provides a collection of links and resources for online and mobile entrepreneurs and offers useful tools for your basic startup needs.
It comprises:
- 'How-do-I' guides for commonly-asked market research questions
- Annotated links to quality online content across a broad range of online and mobile topics
- Feeds from shared repository of bookmarks selected by MaRS Market Intelligence's research experts
Check out Startup Library at http://marscommons.marsdd.com/category/startup-library for great startup resources.
Entrepreneurship 101: Now available via free webcast
Starting a new venture? Interested in getting tips and advice from successful entrepreneurs? Entrepreneurship 101 is a 30-week lecture series on Wednesdays from 6 - 7 p.m that covers the nuts and bolts of building a business. The series is designed for emerging technology and social innovation entrepreneurs as well as those thinking of starting a business in these sectors. Lectures are delivered by successful entrepreneurs and industry specialists, and offered via webcast to entrepreneurs throughout Ontario.
Learn how to:
- Design your value proposition and business model
- Develop your product
- Define your market
- Hire and lead teams
- Protect your intellectual property
- Fund your business
- Sell your product or service
Special Lived It Lectures feature celebrated entrepreneurs telling their stories. Meet the Entrepreneurs events host panels of up-and-coming startup entrepreneurs discussing the challenges and opportunities they are facing.
Watch the presentations and ask questions live via free webcasts (www.marsdd.com/ent101-webcasts).
Check out our online Entrepreneurship 101 resources anytime at www.marsdd.com/e101-online to find the lecture videos and other related resources.
MaRS Entrepreneur's Toolkit
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Whether you're starting a business or growing one, you'll find the information and tools you need right here including:
Check out the MaRS Entrepreneur's Toolkit link for additional resources. |
On-line Business Links
The following links are excellent online resources applicable to small business and entrepreneurship:
Niagara Venture Forum - The Niagara Venture Forum links accredited investors to qualified entrepreneurs who own successful small to medium sized enterprises that are ready for growth.
Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) - The CYBF provides small business financing as well as a host of other business startup services for people ages 18 to 34 years old.
Mentor Works - Mentor Works provides expertise on business funding programs and offer a variety of other business services.
Startup Genome Report 01 - This report provides a new framework for understanding why startups succeed.
The Four Types of Entrepreneurship - Which category best defines you?
Guy Kawasaki: How to Create an Enchanting Pitch - This article explains how to properly create an investor pitch.
Guy Kawasaki: How to Create and Enchanting Business Plan - This article explains how to create a business plan intended for potential investors.
Guy Kawasaki: How to Create and Enchanting Financial Forecast - This article explains how to create an financial forecast intended for potential investors.
The Funding Portal: Canada's Largest Source of Public Funding Programs - This website is a good resource for researching current funding program by topic and geography in Canada.
